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mean that a fox terrier should be cloggy, or in any 

 way coarse. Speed and endurance must be looked to 

 as well as power, and the symmetry of the foxhound 

 taken as a model. The terrier, like the hound, 

 must on no account be leggy ; neither must he 

 be too short in the leg. He should stand like a 

 cleverly-made hunter covering a lot of ground, 

 yet with a short back, as before stated. He will 

 thus attain the highest degree of propelling power, 

 together with the greatest length of stride that is 

 compatible with the length of his body. Weight 

 is not a certain criterion of a terrier's fitness for 

 his work. General shape, size, and contour are the 

 main points ; and if a dog can gallop and stay, and 

 follow his fox, it matters little what his weight is to a 

 pound or so, though, roughly speaking, it may be said 

 he should not scale over 2olb. in show condition." 



DISQUALIFYING POINTS. 



" Nose, white, cherry, or spotted to a consider- 

 able extent with either of these colours. 



" Ears, prick, tulip, or rose. 



" Mmith, much undershot or overshot." 



The above points and descriptions, though care- 

 fully drawn up by a consensus of authorities, are 

 somewhat conflicting, especially where it is stated that 

 the teeth should be level and strong, for later on 



